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Look in your area for these type of organisations to join up, they get you links, service, community enrichment & maybe even a few clients. Not all of these will fit every solution but they do range in value as well as price from 25.00/year to 200+/year.

We don't generally condone paid links here on SEOmoz, because we feel the risks often outweigh the rewards. However, Eppie fairly notes that they do (too often) work. The problem is that, even putting ethics aside, most people just don't do it very well.

I actually think Shane makes a good point - some of these links aren't really "everlasting" in the full sense of the word. Article marketing and paid blog posts often get archived quickly, and while the links continue to exist, they get rapidly devalued simply by moving in the internal structure. These paid networks have to continue to sell new links, and selling new links often means archiving old links and diluting existing content. So, if you pay once, expect your link to be treated like a 2nd-class citizen down the road. That's just the nature of that business, IMO. With a monthly fee, they can at least afford to keep your link active.

There are "paid" options that Google tends to not view as critically, such as:

(1) Editorially-reviewed directories

(2) Sponsorships and membership organizations

(3) Paid press-release services (although not really "everlasting")

People tend to only think of the big ones for (1) and (2) and often overlook niche directories, smaller organizations, local organizations, etc. The nice thing about the smaller sites is that you may be one of a half-dozen paid listings/sponsors, as opposed to one of 10,000 articles in an article-marketing network.

I'll leave this open as a discussion in case others have constructive suggestions.

Rewrites are quite common practice for SEO oO. I'm not sure about stuffing directories, in Russia our local search engine a bit more sophisticated than Google and it reacts not really well to such thing, and i would prefer cleaner methods.

everlasting is a term that is rarely associated with the type of links it appears you are looking for, as unless you are submitting high quality articles/blogs to sites that are not just content farms, "everlasting" is a term i think you will rarely find.

There was a specific tool called http://ontolo.com/ that would satisfy the ability to look for Blogs/site by keyword, niche ect... But this DOES NOT allow the automatic placement of links, you still must build a relationship, and have high quality content.

But onto the actual question, I am not sure there are any tools that are single payment, and would give the benefit of everlasting link that you would actually want (or would give authority) for longterm purposes.

I wish that article spinning and web trash were funny. Guess I lost my sense of humor when the brainless "SEO experts" took articles I had written, changed the verbs, pronouns, nouns, etc. and made, "Voila" new articles. What freshness. What I wonder is would they do it to my face?? This is called web trash to those who actually produce for a living.

I recently had a client go with a major publishing company (Newspapers) and they produced a new website, Facebook page, etc. (and were in the middle of canceling her Google Local, Bing Bus, etc. and setting it up their way). When I communicated with their rep about who wrote the content she proudly stated "Our SEO partner!" (happened to be owned by same large media firm....).

She was a bit shocked when I highlighted their stuffed in keywords and left the other content plain. Along with that I sent them copies of pages I had personally written a year and a half ago. The client is my wife.

There is no fast in SEO. But by all means suggest as much trash as is possible.

Eppie, I think it is totally reasonable to acknowledge that it is there and that it works. Frankly, If you look at Wil's post re Google Making Liars Out of All of US, that clarifies a ton. Anchor text manipulation is king, that is a fact. My point was that I don't like it. It is that simple. I was against and still am against SOPA and its iterations; however, when I see quality content turned to trash and someone claiming they produced an article, page, etc. I do see the harm done by it. So, that said, if someone wants to spin I cannot stop them. If they want to be involved in paid linking, link exchanges, link wheels, etc that is their choice. I do not have to stand by and allow it to be passed off as if hey, go ahead, everyone does it. No harm, no foul. I simply am voicing my opinion of the effects of it on everyone. Remember most who are involved in SEO are seen as common street scum because we allow this stuff to go on and we can say either everyone does it or Google doesn't stop it. I challenge anyone to show me where even half the population has a positive opinion of those in SEO. So ask yourself, why is that?

We focus our article link building on non-networked sites / blogs. The reason being that there are loads of very-spammy articles already on most sites that are part of such networks, and they tend to need a monthly fee.

Contacting bloggers / journos directly takes a lot longer than a submission to spinning/posting service, but tends to be a) free, b) high(er) quality, and c) the articles stay online as long as the site does. We tend to find sites/pitch articles inhouse, then outsource the actual writing to freelancers for £10-15 per hit.

Some great resources for finding blogs/journos that are open to guest bloggers:- www.bloggerlinkup.com

If you're looking to do article submissions, you can get a product like Article Marketing Robot, which has a one-time fee and will submit to a wide range of article directories. It accepts spun content as well.

If you're looking for a blog network (which it sounds like) that doesn't require a monthly fee, your best bet is to join Authority Link Network (http://www.authoritylinknetwork.com/regis.php), which is free if you add in your own domain(s) to their system. Keep in mind that the domains you add in need to have PR.

Outside of those options, all the major blog networks I can think of require monthly fees and many are closed to new membership.

Hyperbolic or not, it's a service that actually answers the OP's question. I don't believe he asked for a debate about the ethics of spun content or link networks -- he asked where he can drop links without paying a monthly fee. ALN fits the bill.

It's fine to caution against the dangers of such an approach -- and there certainly are some -- but I think it's also important to actually answer the question.

NO you don't understand what I meant by that. I don't consider myself really in marketing. I do SEO which is like a branch of marketing, but when I say there is no ethics in marketing, I am really talking about the in your face television ads and promises made to sell things by and large. Think of the whole ORGANIC cabal in marketing.

Obviously I am "ethical" in my SEO practices otherwise I would not have been successful for over 10 years. There is no longevity in the dark side of SEO period. sorry for the confusion.

A smart consumer is a skeptical one. I never make promises to my clients, I am always 100% honest about what SEO is and what the potential is for success and the possibility of failure. SEO's who guarantee anything more than doing their best and relying on a proven track record is lying to you or buying PPC.

Yeah, I got that, I am still not so sure that everlasting is the correct word or even mentality with the tool you suggested, as it will only "last" for about 3 - 6 months, then it will either get de-indexed or penalized... The fact that it does not have to be paid is a moot point, why would you care if it is everlasting if the benefits are not everlasting?

This is not a 100% statement, but it is even more of a constant, and will continue to be as such with more Panda Style Updates,

So from an SEO perspective, and the "Goal" of SEOMOZ Community, just giving someone a tool that is possibly out of their realm of understanding the consequences, is just not a good practice in my personal opinion.

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